Book ID: CBB001031274

Uranium Wars: The Scientific Rivalry That Created the Nuclear Age (2009)

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Aczel, Amir D. (Author)


Palgrave Macmillan


Publication Date: 2009
Physical Details: 248 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

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Review Turchetti, Simone (2011) Review of "Uranium Wars: The Scientific Rivalry That Created the Nuclear Age". Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (p. 71). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Wang, Lei
Jo-Ansie van Wyk
Yang, Jian
Wellerstein, Alex
Walker, Mark
Underwood, Martin C.
Concepts
Physics
Atomic, nuclear, and particle physics
Nuclear power; atomic energy
Nuclear fission
Science and politics
Science and society
Time Periods
20th century, early
20th century
21st century
20th century, late
19th century
Places
United States
Japan
Italy
Switzerland
South Africa
New Zealand
Institutions
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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